Harvard and BYU

Well, this blank page is intimidating.  It reminds me of the white space everyone's talking about on Google+.  I guess I better fill it.

Finals are this week.  Even though this is my first time taking finals at the end of Winter semester, there are some thing I've already noticed that I don't like.  First of all, I don't really mind that finals week begins on Saturday and ends on Thursday.  I understand the need to accommodate graduation, and that no one's parents will want to come on a Monday or Tuesday for commencement.  And the testing center is only open until 3 on Saturday, so that's okay.  There's still 4 whole days to take a test.  But wait!  The testing center closes at 2 on Thursday for graduation.  But that's not where it ends.  Most of my tests aren't even in the testing center on Thursday for some crazy "new testing center policy."  Is the policy to not offer finals during finals week?  This honestly doesn't make any sense to me, and cuts down my test taking possibilities to 3 1/2 days.  And I have 5 finals I have to take!  I just wish someone would think about these things before they happen.

Lastly, I thought this article was really interesting.  I wish something like this would happen at BYU to spice things up.  But I don't think we have enough dining halls to declare war on another housing unit.  And everyone lives off-campus, so I don't think that would work either.  And deep down inside, I have an inkling that the Honor Code Office would find a way to get involved.

Editor's Note: The Testing Center has decided to have normal weekday hours in all locations on Saturday, somewhat invalidating my argument above.